The Best of Slim Harpo

Slim Harpo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 12, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000008GE8
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baby Scratch My Back

2. I Got Love If You Want It

3. I'm King Bee

4. Little Queen Bee

5. Shake Your Hips

6. Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu

7. Buzz Me Babe

8. Buzzin'

9. Rainin' In My Heart

10. Still Rainin' In My Heart

11. Late Last Line

12. Tip On In, Part 1

13. Bobby Sox Baby

14. Don't Start Cryin' Now

15. I Need Money

16. Strange Love

17. Rock Me Baby

18. Blues Hang-Over

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1989 Rhino release. Catalog R2-70169. There is a drill hole through the spine of the case.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His own man, March 21, 2008

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Peter Chordas "music lover" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)

Uniquely different, Slim Harpo played the blues and sang songs in his own style which has not been copied by others. Eric Clapton sang "Rock me Baby" with B.B. King on his compilation record ""Deuces Wild." Once in a while, one of the songs he brought to the charts comes out but it's usually done in a different arrangement. I've heard others perform "King Bee" and "Still Rainin' In My Heart." And Lou Anne Barton sang "Te-ni-nee-ni-nu with some success.

This is a very comprehensive collection of some of his hits as well as lesser known songs. He also never overworks the mouth harp. Instead, he plays just a little in parts but mostly sings with feeling. I feel as though he may slip through the cracks and become an unknown in another decade. It would be a shame to see a dedicated bluesman who brought his own style to the genre to fade away. If you like R&B, buy this Slim Harpo CD. I think you'll love it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let me come inside., January 11, 2006

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)

This is an excellent compilation of some of Slim Harpo's best recordings. Slim played the blues in a way that was accesible to a mainstream audience. He actually had two crossover pop hits, with "Rainin' in My Heart" and "Baby Scratch My Back". His songs "I Got Love If You Want It" and "I'm a King Bee" are also recognized classics, although they are perhaps better known for their cover versions by British Invasion groups. Slim's songs are enjoyable, although he did tend to repeat himself. For example, both "Little Queen Bee" and "Buzz Me Babe" are rewrites of "I'm a King Bee". And he did rewrites of his other popular songs, too. But such a thing is common in the blues field, so he can't really be faulted for that. Blues fans should enjoy this CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Slim Harpo, July 13, 2011

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This review is from: The Best of Slim Harpo (Audio CD)

I had never heard any of this music untill I got the CD and it is good I love it.